Guest Commentary

A Better Way to Run Special Elections

Party leaders hand-picked candidates for the two vacant At-Large Council seats. A former longtime committeeperson calls for a more democratic method — and solution

By Karen Bojar

We All Lost The Fetterman-Oz Debate

It was a mess from start to finish — not just because of John Fetterman’s post-stroke symptoms or Mehmet Oz’s smarminess. But because neither could be bothered to tell us anything we needed to know

By Lauren McCutcheon

Who Is John Fetterman?

What to know about the Democratic U.S. Senator from PA, the state's former lieutenant governor

By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff

Who Is Rebecca Rhynhart?

The transparency-focused former City Controller worked for mayors Jim Kenney and Michael Nutter and ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for mayor in 2023

By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff
Guía del Votante de Filadelfia

Elecciones Generales de Pensilvania 2022

¿Quién compite para representar a Filadelfia en las elecciones generales? ¿Cuáles son las preguntas en la boleta electoral? Encuentra las respuestas a todo esto y más en nuestra guía del votante para las elecciones generales de 2022 en Pensilvania.

By Natalie Parker and Julie Platt with Aly Kerrigan
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Ali Velshi on Pre-Election Inflation Conflation

MSNBC host and Citizen Board Member Ali Velshi breaks down inflation numbers worldwide. The Right likes to hurl criticisms, but they have no actual solutions.

By Ali Velshi

What the Controller’s Police Audit Didn’t Say

Rebecca Rhynhart’s detailed analysis of the department’s budget included several dozen recommendations. The most important one never got a mention

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Ideas We Should Steal

Track City Councilmembers’ Votes

Almost every U.S. city discloses how their legislators voted on bills. Not Philly. With most of our mayoral field made up of City Council members, Isn’t it time?

By Jon Geeting

Does Dr. Oz Have a Genocide Problem?

The Republican U.S. Senate nominee won’t acknowledge that Turkey annihilated 1.5 million Armenians in the 20th century. Is denial of genocide the new smart campaign strategy?

By Larry Platt
The Fix

Philly Leaders — Be more like the Eagles … and the Phillies

Philadelphia's pro teams' success comes from honest teamwork ... How about some of that from City Hall? (Looking at you, Johnson and Parker.)

By Larry Platt